Grammarly is using our identities without permission
created: March 9, 2026, 8:19 a.m. | updated: March 9, 2026, 8:54 a.m.
Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.
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Grammarly’s “expert review” feature offers to give users writing advice “inspired by” subject matter experts, including recently deceased professors, as Wired reported on Wednesday.
The only problem is that I’ve actually been edited by the real Sean Hollister, who prefers avoiding repetitive or unnecessary explanations while using straightforward wording and organization.
If I’d taken that advice and run it by him, the real Sean probably would have removed the parenthetical Grammarly suggested.
3 hours, 37 minutes ago: Hacker News